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Samenvatting Vocabulary in Use
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- Engels 1ste Jaar
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- Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen (Artesis)
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VocabularyA balanced diet We should try to have …,
without too much or too
little of any particular thing.
À la carte Ordering individual dishes I didn’t like the set menu. I
ordered individual dishes. I
ordered …
Absent-minded Forgetful
Abstract An … painting involves
shapes and colours rather
than images of real people
or things.
Access new markets Reach and do business with It may be difficult to …. Build
new groups of customers or contacts, that’s the secret.
parts of the world where
something might be sold It is sometimes difficult to …
if you don’t have contacts.
Administrator Person who runs the office … is a person generally in
day-to-day charge of the day-to-day
organisation of a
company/department.
AIDS Acquired immune deficiency New … unit to be opened
syndrome, often caused by this month.
sexual contact or contact
with contaminated blood One caused by a virus which
destroys the body’s immune
system.
Air con Air conditioning
Air traffic control They say working at the … is
much more stressful than
being a pilot.
Air-conditioned … rooms
None of the rooms were …
and the so-called restaurant
was just a coffee bar.
AKA Also known as William AKA James has been
charges with burglary.
Alarm clock
All-out Total The workers’ declaration of
an … strike forced
management to improve
conditions.
The workers went … strike
over a long-standing pay
, dispute and the airport was
closed for 3 days.
An aftershock A trembling mocement of The … struck at 3.35 pm
the earth that can happen local time.
after an earthquake.
Appearance My favourite actor makes
only a brief … in the film.
Appearing Acting There was an actor on TV
last night promoting an
interesting play he’s … in at
the Globe.
Apply for a job Fill in forms
Architect
Architecture Her design for the new city
hall won an award. -> …
Are feared dead Hundreds ….
Are set Take place The James Bond films …
always … in great locations.
Arms race 2 or more contries I can’t understand why they
competing to have the most spend so much on devising
powerful military ways of killing people = the
…
Art … usually means fine art,
but can also refer to
technique and creativity.
Which would you rather be
good at? … or music?
Art lover Loves painting and sculpture She is a great …
Artistic Shows skill and imagination Ask sara to help you
in creating things decorate your room, she is
very …
Arts and crafts The phrase … is used to
refer to the skills of making
objects such as decorations,
jewellery and furniture by
hand.
On Saturdays there’s a
market in the city square
where they sell all sorts of …
Arts page That part of the newspaper Have you read the … in the
that deals with all the things paper today?
in the diagram
ASAP As soon as possible
ATM Automated teller machine
Audience The people who watch a
, show are the …
I spoke to several other
members of the … and they
all loved it.
AWOL Absent without leave I don’t know where John can
be, he’s gone …
babysitter Someone who stays with a
baby/child while parents are
out
Bailout Money given to a company The banks were given a
to save it from failure huge … by the government.
Ballet … usually has a more
traditional feel, unless we
say modern ballet.
The government doesn’t
give enough money to …
I much prefer theatre to …,
don’t you?
Bank account An account in a bank
BBC British Broadcasting Wherever I am in the world I
Corporation listen to the news on the
BBC
Be a workaholic Love work too much Your trouble is you are
obsessed with work! You …
Be fired More formal that ‘get the I was late so often, I lost my
sack’ job. I …
Be laid off More informal that ‘made
redundant’
Be made redundant Thrown out, no longer
needed
Be on flexi-time Flexible working hours
Be on/take maternity leave Before/after the birth of a I’m not working now, the
baby for a woman baby’s due in three weeks.
She’s …
Be on/take paternity leave Before/after the birth of a
baby for a man
Be on/take sick leave Illness
Be promoted Get a higer position They’ve made her General
Manger as from next
month! She’s …
Bestseller(s) Very popular books that sell These have all been …
in large numbers although the critics
complain that her plots are
predictable and her
, characters are not very
realistic.
Max is, of course, hoping
that his first novel will
become a …
Big-headed Proud of herself
Bike
Birth control
Bitter With an unpleantly sharp The breakfast buffet was
taste very poor quality, the coffee
tasted … and the fruit juice
was sour.
Extremely strong black
coffee with nog sugar -> …
Bland Very little flavour, rather The food on the plane was
negative … and tasteless, it was like
eating cardboard.
Your dish seemed to have
no flavours at all. This dish is
very …
Blended learning Using a mix of classroom With an LMS or a VLE,
and online learning students can work online
and do more distance
learning or …
… is learning that mixes
classes and online work.
Blood donor
Blood pressure I had my … taken at the
doctor’s this morning and
he said it was a little high for
my age.
Blood ties
Blue-eyed
Board
Board up If you … your house you
cover the windows and
doors with wooden boards
to protect them.
Book a table At most good restaurants,
you usually have to …
beforehand.
It’s a big student restaurant.
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